Education
Should kids go to jail for skipping school?
September 10, 2012"What is the responsibility of the school? If they have a 50 percent failure rate, it should indicate something is wrong."
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Community rallies to save San Francisco City College
September 6, 2012A broad coalition of city residents and leaders is launching a campaign to assure the future of the 90,000-student City College, beleaguered by years of budget cuts.
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Chicago Labor Day rocks with solidarity for teachers
September 4, 2012A sea of red-shirted teachers, other public workers, parents, community residents and students joined in a massive show of solidarity in Chicago on Labor Day as teachers prepare for a possible strike Sept. 10.
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Winds of change blow strong in Cuban colleges
August 20, 2012Many regard Cuba's success in making education accessible and socially useful to have been a prime achievement of the Cuban Revolution.
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Corporations loot tax monies as Chicago schools suffer
August 9, 2012Why would some of America's richest families need lavish public subsidies while schools, parks and other public services are in desperate need of funds?
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